This Is How They Tell Me a SOC Works

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Author: Antonio Villalón Huerta, CISA
Date Published: 21 January 2026
Read Time: 12 minutes

No, this article has no connection to Perlroth’s bestseller. I have only borrowed part of its title to illustrate how a security operations center (SOC) works. A SOC is focused on the detection and neutralization of cyberthreats....

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